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Old 04-26-07 | 08:44 AM
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Itsjustb
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From: Durham, NC

Bikes: Cannondale Synapse 5c, Scattante XRL

Came within 2 feet of getting right-hooked today.

The last half-mile of my route has a bike lane (and I use it). The road there is signed every 100 yards or so saying, "Right turns yield to cyclists". Yeah.

My building has two entrances off that road. I take the 2nd one. As I approached the first one, a black BMW passed me and then made the right run into the entrance; if I'd been going any faster I'd have T-boned him. I gave him the "WTF?!" gesture, and quickly realized that, parking being what it is in this building, he'd probably be cruisng the lot for another 5 minutes. So I went in my entrance, rode around to the lot, and sure enough, there he was. I rode up if front of him (he was trying to turn onto the lane I was in), then around to his window. He said, "What are you doing?"

"I'm letting you know there are signs all along that road that read, 'Right turns yield to cyclists'".

"Uh, the truck behind me was riding up my tail, so I had to make the turn, sorry."

"Yeah. Right." And I rode off.

As I think about it, he had his child-safety seat in the front seat of his car, even though the BMW had a back seat. Here's hoping he drives better when his kid's in the car...and if he doesn't that the kid doesn't pay for his father's stupidity.
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